The Israeli military says it has completed the encirclement of Jabalia in Gaza and are ready for the next phase, Al Jazeera reports.

In a statement, the military claimed it carried out attacks on 250 “Hamas targets” in the past day, including three “tunnel shafts” in the Jabalia area, which it said “killed dozens of Palestinian fighters”.

Israeli attacks on residential areas and around hospitals are increasing, resulting in the killing of dozens of Palestinians.